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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 6:02PM CDT until October 13 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Harper, OK. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
13 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC
First saved by us
13 October 2026 at 22:43 UTC
Last included in a daily record
13 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Norman OK · Harper, OK
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
13 October 2026 at 23:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
13 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC / 13 October 2026 at 23:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Buffalo, moving northeast at 30 mph. Another severe thunderstorm was located about 5 miles northeast of Catesby moving into southern Harper County. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Buffalo, May, and Selman.

Instructions in this archived message

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 5:35PM CDT until October 13 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 6:02PM CDT until October 13 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    Source updated
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 22:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 22:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    13 October 2026 at 22:35 UTC

    After

    13 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located about 4 miles southwest of May, moving northeast at 45 mph. People in May should expect large hail. HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured.…

    After

    At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Buffalo, moving northeast at 30 mph. Another severe thunderstorm was located about 5 miles northeast of Catesby moving into southern Harper County. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured.…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8d33f248d6e06a4691578a0f0ee157519456e05d.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.62320d0937eb0bccf8092daccd81da3d3a514618.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC

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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 22:43 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 13 at 5:35PM CDT until October 13 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 13 October 2026 at 22:35 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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